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FZPN03 KNHC 150920
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED JAN 15 2020

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC WED JAN 15.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 16.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 17.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 15N94W TO 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N95W TO 15N94W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N94W 
TO 14N95W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N95W TO 14N95W...
INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N95W TO 12N97W TO 14N96W TO 
15N95W TO 14N95W TO 13N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 15N96W 
TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 14N95W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N95W TO 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N95W TO
15N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. WITHIN 12N97W TO 11N98W TO 12N99W TO 
12N98W TO 13N97W TO 12N97W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N95W TO 12N97W TO 15N96W TO 14N96W TO 15N95W 
TO 13N95W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.42 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N OF 15N N WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N94W TO 14N95W TO 15N96W 
TO 16N95W TO 15N94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 
13N96W TO 11N98W TO 15N96W TO 15N95W TO 13N96W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94.5W TO 14.5N95W TO 15N95.5W TO 
16N95W TO 16N94.5W TO 15N94.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC... N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE 
WITHIN 15N94W TO 14N95W TO 14N96W TO 16N96W TO 16N95W TO 15N94W N
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA 
WITHIN 13N95W TO 14N96W TO 15N96W TO 15N94W TO 14N94W TO 13N95W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 10N87W TO 10N88W TO 11N88W TO 11N86W TO 10N87W... 
INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 10N86W TO 09N91W TO 11N91W TO 
12N90W TO 12N87W TO 10N86W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT. WITHIN 09N96W TO 07N97W TO 07N99W TO 11N95W TO 10N93W TO 
09N96W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N89W TO 11N91W TO 11N90W TO 11N88W TO
11N86W TO 09N89W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 09N87W TO 
07N100W TO 09N106W TO 10N97W TO 12N92W TO 09N87W WINDS 20 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 10N86W TO 09N89W TO 09N92W TO 12N90W TO
12N87W TO 10N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 07N94W TO 07N107W TO 
10N105W TO 09N99W TO 11N93W TO 07N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8
TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 09N88W TO 10N90W TO 11N90W TO 12N87W TO
11N86W TO 09N88W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. WITHIN 07N94W TO 07N107W TO 
09N113W TO 10N104W TO 10N98W TO 07N94W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 14N137W TO 11N139W TO 11N140W TO 20N140W TO 16N139W TO 
14N137W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 
WITHIN 13N120W TO 11N128W TO 13N129W TO 14N126W TO 15N121W TO 
13N120W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N 
SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 07N107W TO 00N123W TO 11N127W TO 00N140W TO
27N140W TO 07N107W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 17N125W TO 18N127W TO 19N127W TO 
20N123W TO 19N122W TO 17N125W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 00N128W TO 00N140W TO 
20N140W TO 14N123W TO 10N105W TO 00N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 13N113W TO 08N124W TO 09N127W TO 
12N127W TO 20N112W TO 13N113W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 02N127W TO 00N140W TO 
20N137W TO 17N123W TO 22N111W TO 02N127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW TO N AND NE SWELL.

.WITHIN 27N119W TO 27N121W TO 27N123W TO 30N123W TO 30N117W TO
27N119W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 28N120W TO 28N124W TO 29N125W TO
30N125W TO 30N118W TO 28N120W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N126W TO 29N131W TO 29N134W TO
30N137W TO 30N125W TO 29N126W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT IN NW TO N SWELL.

.GULF OF PANAMA WITHIN 06N79W TO 05N80W TO 06N81W TO 08N80W TO 
09N79W TO 06N79W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
LESS THAN 8 FT. .24 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF PANAMA WITHIN 06N79W TO
06N80W TO 06N81W TO 07N81W TO 08N79W TO 06N79W N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. .36 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS 
IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.42 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 23N107W TO 21N107W TO 23N109W TO
26N111W TO 27N109W TO 23N107W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 21N107W TO 21N109W TO 24N109W TO
25N108W TO 23N107W TO 21N107W...INCLUDING GULF OF CALIFORNIA...
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NW TO W SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC WED JAN 15...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN COLOMBIA NEAR 10N74.5W TO
03.5N79W TO 07.5N86.5W TO 05N93W. THE ITCZ CONTINUES FROM 05N93W
TO 05N109W TO 07.5N131W TO BEYOND 07N140W. WIDELY SCATTERED 
MODERATE CONVECTION NOTED WITIN 120 NM N OF ITCZ W OF 132W AND  
FROM 09N TO 11.5N BETWEEN 121W AND 128W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION NOTED FROM 13N TO 19N BETWEEN 126W AND
135W.

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.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.